Vladimir Dubossarsky

Vladimir Efimovich Dubossarsky (; born 1964) is a Russian painter working in pop art genre.

Since 1994 he performs in an art duet with Alexander Vinogradov. Both live and work in Moscow, Russia. In the early part of their career together they adopted the style of socialist realism, an officially sanctioned art practice under the soviet regime. Their early works resembled posters for non-existent thrillers and sleazy porn flicks. They worked with their idea of social order, laborers, collective farmers, etc. and put a modern twist on an outdated practice. Their result was a collection of ideas and themes that would make socialistic fantasies visible to the viewer.

In 2001, Dubosarsky and Vinogradov made a transition from the socialist fantasy to the ideals of mass media. Total Painting (2001) created a large scale image of mass culture from around the world borrowing ideas from advertising and mainstream media. Our Best World (2003) created a common ground for stars such as Sylvester Stallone, Spider-Man, Barbie, Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marilyn Monroe, and even Picasso. The Underwater World (2002) was made for the Russian pavilion for the 50th Venice Biennale. The piece references ideas gathered from pop images such as mail order catalogs, and heroes in contemporary advertising.

Solo exhibitions

2016 Sweeter than sugar, Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo, Italy FB shows and tells, Moscow Manege, Russia

2008 The New People Are Already Here. Deitch Projects, New York, USA Meander. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia Untitled. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

2007 In the Artist's Studio. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France The Russian Painting Seasons. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2006 Anthills. XL Gallery. Moscow, Russia The Lightness of Being. Resort Pirogovo, Moscow Region, Russia Underwater Barber. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2005 Untitled. Charlotte Moser Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland New Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia 9 Nudes Series. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France Graphic Works of Different Years. Paperworks Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2004 Aquafitness. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

2003 Our Best World. Deitch Projects, New York, USA Astrakhan Blues. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia Raining. Gallery Krinzinger, Viennа, Austria Underwater Forever. Gallery Orel Art, Paris, France

2002 Total Painting. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia Painting for Finland. MUU Gallery, Helsinki, Finland Untitled. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK

2001 How Are You, Ladies and Gentlemen? Gallery Claudio Poleschi, Lucca, Italy Picture for London. Vilma Gold Gallery, London, UK Sweet Girls. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

2000 Inspiration. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia Flying Crans. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1999 Christ in Moscow. XL Gallery, Moscow, Russia Just Pictures. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1998 P.S. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1997 Erntedankfest. Atelier-Ester Freund, Vienna, Austria Austrian and Russian Literature. Brasilica, Viennа, Austria Etudes. L-Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1996 Russian Literature. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia Triumph. Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia Bluhende Landschaften. Gallery Kai Higelman, Berlin, Germany Project for Russian Playboy. Moscow Fine Art Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1995 A Picture for the Reichstag. Gallery Kai Hilgemann, Berlin, Germany Paintings Made to Order. L- Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1994 Picasso in Moscow. Studio 20 Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Group exhibitions

2008 Thaw, Russian Art from Glasnost to the Present, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA Exhibition of the Musée National de l'Art Moderne du Centre Pompidou, Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea Russian Dreams. Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, USA ART-index. The Latvian National Museum of Art, Arsenal, Riga, Latvia

2007 I Believe. Winzavod, Moscow, Russia New Exposition. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia Sots Art, Political Art in Russia from 1972 to Today. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France

2006 Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain

2005 StarZ. Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia Angels of History. MUHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium Russian Pop Art. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia Russia! Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA

2004 Berlin-Moscow, 1950-2000. Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany; The State Historical museum, Moscow, Russia OOopsa! Contemporary Russian Art. National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Expander. Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

2003 Returning of the Artist. 50th Venice Biennale, Russian pavilion, Venice, Italy Moscow - Berlin, Berlin – Moscow. Berliner Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany

2002 Urgent Painting. Musee d'Art Modern de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France Davai - Russian Art Now. Aus dem Laboratorium der Freien Kunste in Russland, Berlin, Germany; MAK, Vienna, Austria São Paulo Biennale. São Paulo, Brazil

2001 Made in Italy. Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, Italy Russian Madness. Biennale Valencia, Spain Players. Watermill Center of Robert Wilson, New York, USA Russian Artists in Vienna. Schloss Grafenegg, Vienna, Austria Escape, 2nd Tirana Biennale, Albania

2000 I Hate You in June. Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel In & Out. 1st Tirana Biennale, Albania Guelman's Collection. State Russian Museum, St Petersburg Fuori Uso 2000. The Bridges. Pescara, Italy

1997 3rd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro It's a Better World. Secession, Vienna, Austria

1995 Kunst im Verborgenen. Nonkonformisten Russland 1957-1995. Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshaven; Documenta, Kassel; Staatliches Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany Zeigenössische Kunst aus Russland. Daimler-Benz Aerospace, München, Germany INTERREGNUM. Kunsthalle Nurnberg, Nurnberg, Germany

1994 Fluchtpunkt Moskau", Forum Ludwig, Aachen, Germany 2nd Biennial of Contemporary Art. Cetine, Monte Negro

Selected Collections Art4.ru Contemporary Art Museum, Moscow, Russia Bonn Historical Museum, Bonn, Germany Centre Pompidou, Paris, France Cultural Foundation “EKATERINA”, Moscow, Russia Cultural Foundation “New”, Moscow, Russia Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, USA Houston Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston, USA Ivanovo Museum, Ivanovo, Russia MACI Museo Arte Contemporanea Isernia, Italy Moscow House of Photography, Moscow, Russia Museum Of Contemporary Art, Avignon, France Museum of Contemporary Art of Valencia, Spain New Rules Foundation, Moscow, Russia Scheringa Museum voor Realisme, Spanbroek, Netherlands Secession, Vienna, Austria Yaroslavl Museum, Yaroslavl, Russia